The oral microbiota: dynamic communities and host interactions

RJ Lamont, H Koo, G Hajishengallis - Nature reviews microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
The dynamic and polymicrobial oral microbiome is a direct precursor of diseases such as
dental caries and periodontitis, two of the most prevalent microbially induced disorders …

Oral biofilms: pathogens, matrix, and polymicrobial interactions in microenvironments

WH Bowen, RA Burne, H Wu, H Koo - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
Biofilms are microbial communities embedded within an extracellular matrix, forming a
highly organized structure that causes many human infections. Dental caries (tooth decay) is …

Biology of oral streptococci

J Abranches, L Zeng, JK Kajfasz, SR Palmer… - Microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteria belonging to the genus Streptococcus are the first inhabitants of the oral cavity,
which can be acquired right after birth and thus play an important role in the assembly of the …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota in various childhood disorders: Implication and indications

NK Saeed, M Al-Beltagi, AS Bediwy… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gut microbiota has a significant role in gut development, maturation, and immune system
differentiation. It exerts considerable effects on the child's physical and mental development …

Oral microbiome and dental caries development

JS Zhang, CH Chu, OY Yu - Dentistry journal, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dental caries remains the most prevalent oral disease worldwide. The development of
dental caries is highly associated with the microbiota in the oral cavity. Microbiological …

Oral microbiome: possible harbinger for children's health

J Xiao, KA Fiscella, SR Gill - International journal of oral science, 2020 - nature.com
The human microbiome functions as an intricate and coordinated microbial network,
residing throughout the mucosal surfaces of the skin, oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract …

In sickness and in health—what does the oral microbiome mean to us? An ecological perspective

PD Marsh - Advances in dental research, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The oral microbiome is natural and has a symbiotic relationship with the host by delivering
important benefits. In oral health, a dynamic balance is reached between the host, the …

Association between Oral Candida and Bacteriome in Children with Severe ECC

J Xiao, A Grier, RC Faustoferri… - Journal of dental …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Candida albicans is an opportunistic fungal organism frequently detected in the oral cavity of
children with severe early childhood caries (S-ECC). Previous studies suggested the …

Dental plaque microbiota profiles of children with caries-free and caries-active dentition

MA Qudeimat, A Alyahya, M Karched, J Behbehani… - Journal of Dentistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Microbiota comparisons between healthy and diseased dental tissues have
accentuated the importance of cultivating and identifying bacterial species that play a role in …

Addition of cariogenic pathogens to complex oral microflora drives significant changes in biofilm compositions and functionalities

Y Liu, SG Daniel, HE Kim, H Koo, J Korostoff, F Teles… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Dental caries is a microbe and sugar-mediated biofilm-dependent oral disease.
Of particular significance, a virulent type of dental caries, known as severe early childhood …